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Vladimir Putin's children have stayed away from public attention unlike the kids of other world leaders. Here's what we know about them.
With the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine in Europe, the world's spotlight is also on Russian President Vladimir Putin, as nations anticipate the end of the ongoing conflict that resulted in destruction, displacement, and disruptions.
However, the Russian leader's family life is rarely mentioned in the news. Is he a family man? Does he have kids?
Vladimir Putin's children have stayed away from public attention unlike the kids of other world leaders. In a past New York Times report, Putin said he believes that society has the right to be informed about the lives of public figures but there is a limitation to it. Despite gaining public attention for his strong leadership, he makes sure to keep his private life in the shadows.
Vladimir Putin Children
According to the report, President Putin has never publicly acknowledged the identity of his daughters. However, the media were still able to gathered information about Vladimir Putin's children.
In 1983, as a young KGB agent, Putin met flight attendant Lyudmila Shkrebneva at a concert in St. Petersburg. The couple got married after around four months of being in a relationship, as per Today However, after almost 30 years of marriage, the two announced their divorce at a ballet held in Kremlin Palace.
Putin and Shkrebneva share two daughters: Maria and Katerina. Maria Vladimirovna Putin (also known as Maria Vorontsova and Maria Faassen) is the eldest daughter of the Russian leader. She was born on April 28, 1985, in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) in Russia.
Maria attended St. Petersburg State University and majored in biology. In 2011, she completed her medical studies at Moscow State University and went on to become a Ph.D. candidate at Moscow's Endocrinology Research Centre.
According to a National World article, she works as Putin's genetic engineering adviser, with her specialty in pediatric growth disorders. She is married to Jorrit Faassen, a Dutch businessman.
Putin's second daughter Katerina Tikhonova (also known as Yekaterina Vladimirovna Putina) was born on August 31, 1986. Like her sister, she studied at St. Petersburg State University and took up Asian studies. She furthered her studies at Moscow State University and specialized in Japan and also attained a master's degree in physics and math.
With her function as deputy director of the Institute for Mathematical Research of Complex Systems at Moscow State University, Tikhonova appeared as a panelist during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in June 2021.
Other Vladimir Putin Kids
Putin reportedly has kids with her rumored girlfriend Alina Kabaeva, a former athlete and Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast. According to a Page Six report, the two have four children: two young boys and 7-year-old twin daughters, though they never confirmed them.
Despite her high-profile status, Kabaeva has been largely absent from the public eye in recent years. Kabaeva and her young children have been reportedly hiding in Switzerland as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues.
Sources say that Putin's kids with Kabaeva were born in Switzerland. They all have Swiss passports, and most likely Kabaeva holds one too.
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